Much of our understanding about how we learn is flawed. The typical advice given to students is single-minded, focused repetition, reflecting the belief that if we expose ourselves to something enough, we can burn it into memory. This is called “massed practice” by...

Okay. So, we’re about three months away from the day that Henry Roediger will descend onto the College of Charleston campus and deliver an inspiring speech on helping students learn. I can’t wait. I’m also anticipating his response to some questions his book has...

Chapter 7 of Make It Stick is called “Increase Your Abilities.” The chapter is a conglomeration of related topics devoted to showing people can increase their learning abilities. There is a section on “neuroplasticity,” a term neuroscientists...

The following is the third post on the book Make It Stick by Brown, Roediger, and McDaniel. Henry L. Roediger, III will be the keynote speaker at this year’s TLTCon, May 16-17, 2019, on the campus of the College of Charleston. Attendees will receive a free copy of...

Nota bene: The following post considers “Mix Up Your Practice,” the third chapter of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Brown, Roediger, and McDaniel. Dr. Roediger will be the keynote speaker at the College of Charleston during TLTCon, which will be...

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